Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, the emir of Kano, has praised Air Peace Airline for its inaugural commercial flight to Jeddah on Tuesday.
Air Peace’s spokesperson, Mr. Stanley Olisa, said in Ikeja on Wednesday that the emir had praised the airline for growing its presence in Asia with Tuesday’s trip.
A B777 aircraft carrying 231 passengers made its inaugural commercial journey from Kano to Jeddah on Tuesday.
Previously, the airline has been conducting Hajj operations using chartered flights to Saudi Arabia.
The emir stated that Air Peace would strengthen bilateral ties between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, strengthen their economies, and promote mutual development with the start of scheduled nonstop flights to Jeddah.
Ado-Bayero also expressed admiration for Dr. Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace Airlines, for the contributions he was making to the nation via the airline.
He expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government, travel partners, and Saudi Arabian authorities for making the launch possible.
Reacting, Onyema called Air Peace’s arrival in Jeddah a significant achievement, noting that it was the airline’s sixth overseas location in nine years since it began conducting business.
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This is significant for Nigeria as well as Air Peace.
“Without a doubt, we are demonstrating our goal of providing Nigeria with top-notch aviation services to the rest of the globe.
“Air Peace’s goal is to bridge the previously existing connectivity gaps and relieve Nigerians’ responsibilities associated with air travel.
“We are delighted to be contributing to the strengthening of socioeconomic links between Nigeria and other nations worldwide,” Onyeama remarked.
He pointed out that religious tourism had been a major factor in the good cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria throughout their history.
He said that Air Peace would shortly begin flight operations into London as part of its route expansion drive.
Onyeama thanked the Kano emir for joining the airline in celebrating its ninth anniversary, calling the emir a “bridge-builder.”
In addition, he praised Ado-Bayero for his efforts to nation-building and said that the country needed more traditional leaders of this kind.
He noted that in addition to its current orders for 15 Boeing MAX aircraft, Air Peace has just inked an order for five additional E175 aircraft, indicating that the airline was modernising and growing its fleet. In NAN
